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2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,942 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 126 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Information Science

Our analysis found Northwestern State University of Louisiana to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year. IS majors at NSU take out an average of $32,718 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

NSU also made our Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.

Full Information Science at Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

#2

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Out of the 2 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSU are $7,683 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Grambling State University

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
North Carolina 224
Virginia 532
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
South Carolina 117
Florida 404
Kentucky 106

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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